Maria Ruotsalainen
@mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social
I am cultural studies scholar from Jyväskylä, Finland.
I chatted with Juliana in the JYU for YOU podcast about the JYU's upcoming Master's programme in Game studies! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPbS...
How World of Warcraft inspired a career in game studies | JYU for YOU (S03 E02)
YouTube video by University of Jyväskylä | Jyväskylän yliopisto
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November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I chatted with Juliana in the JYU for YOU podcast about the JYU's upcoming Master's programme in Game studies! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPbS...
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Check out the programme and sign up for Game Studies Day 2025, taking place in Helsinki on November 7!
Game Studies Day 2025 (7.11. in Helsinki) – Pelitutkimus.fi
www.pelitutkimus.fi
October 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Check out the programme and sign up for Game Studies Day 2025, taking place in Helsinki on November 7!
In November, we are organizing a Workshop on Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research on Gender and Games in Bergen, Norway. If you are a doctoral researcher and your research touches upon gender and games, consider submitting. For more information: www.uib.no/en/cdn/17725...
Workshop: Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research on Gender and Games
Call for papers for interdisciplinary workshop on November 5-6, 2025. Apply by May 9th.
www.uib.no
May 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In November, we are organizing a Workshop on Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research on Gender and Games in Bergen, Norway. If you are a doctoral researcher and your research touches upon gender and games, consider submitting. For more information: www.uib.no/en/cdn/17725...
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Tässähän on päässyt aivan harrastamaan tieteellistä debattia! Keskustelu nuorten pelaamisesta (ja sen tutkimisesta) jatkuu Nuorisotutkimus-lehden sivuilla. Tässä vastineen vastineen vastineemme, jossa minä ja @mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social pohdimme, mitä tarkoittaakaan "pelaaminen itsessään".
Pelaaminen itsessään ja pelaamisen tutkimus
journal.fi
April 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Tässähän on päässyt aivan harrastamaan tieteellistä debattia! Keskustelu nuorten pelaamisesta (ja sen tutkimisesta) jatkuu Nuorisotutkimus-lehden sivuilla. Tässä vastineen vastineen vastineemme, jossa minä ja @mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social pohdimme, mitä tarkoittaakaan "pelaaminen itsessään".
I'm happy to share new research paper from me and @merilainen.bsky.social: Meta as a Social Contract in Competitive Play. dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.... In our paper, we examine meta as normative and regulative system.
Meta as a Social Contract in Competitive Play | Games: Research and Practice
In our article, we analyze meta as a social contract in competitive play. We argue
that while in esports and competitive play the term meta is typically used in its clinical definition to refer to the...
dl.acm.org
April 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm happy to share new research paper from me and @merilainen.bsky.social: Meta as a Social Contract in Competitive Play. dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.... In our paper, we examine meta as normative and regulative system.
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📯PUBLICATION NEWS📯
Very stoked to share this special issue that I co-edited with the world, full of great reflections on the theme of 'Meta' applied to various #GameStudies contexts.
A link to the full issue is here, but let's dig in to each of the pieces, shall we?
dl.acm.org/toc/games/20...
Very stoked to share this special issue that I co-edited with the world, full of great reflections on the theme of 'Meta' applied to various #GameStudies contexts.
A link to the full issue is here, but let's dig in to each of the pieces, shall we?
dl.acm.org/toc/games/20...
GAMES: Vol 3, No 2
This is the introduction to a special issue based on papers presented at the 20th Annual Tampere University Game Research Lab Spring Seminar in Tampere, Finland. The theme for this iteration of the seminar was Meta. After a brief discussion on the ...
dl.acm.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📯PUBLICATION NEWS📯
Very stoked to share this special issue that I co-edited with the world, full of great reflections on the theme of 'Meta' applied to various #GameStudies contexts.
A link to the full issue is here, but let's dig in to each of the pieces, shall we?
dl.acm.org/toc/games/20...
Very stoked to share this special issue that I co-edited with the world, full of great reflections on the theme of 'Meta' applied to various #GameStudies contexts.
A link to the full issue is here, but let's dig in to each of the pieces, shall we?
dl.acm.org/toc/games/20...
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Workshop coming up! 🔥 It is my pleasure to announce our upcoming workshop, "Exploring Game Work Migration" at DiGRA 2025! Find out more osf.io/m4wgv See you in Malta <3
March 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Workshop coming up! 🔥 It is my pleasure to announce our upcoming workshop, "Exploring Game Work Migration" at DiGRA 2025! Find out more osf.io/m4wgv See you in Malta <3
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Pelien kehittämistä historiallisten karttojen pohjalta! @kansallisarkisto.fi järjestää kartta-aiheiset pelijamit Cartographia Game Jam 7.-9.3. Kansallisarkiston historiallisissa tiloissa 😍 Vielä ehtii ilmoittautua! kansallisarkisto.fi/-/kansallisa...
February 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Pelien kehittämistä historiallisten karttojen pohjalta! @kansallisarkisto.fi järjestää kartta-aiheiset pelijamit Cartographia Game Jam 7.-9.3. Kansallisarkiston historiallisissa tiloissa 😍 Vielä ehtii ilmoittautua! kansallisarkisto.fi/-/kansallisa...
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Venla Rantanen ja @mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social järjestivät joulukuussa mainion monitieteisen etnografiatyöpajan, jossa olin panelistina. Olipa mukava keskustella eri alojen tutkijoiden kanssa etnografiasta paneelissa ja työpajapisteillä! Tässä blogitekstimme aiheesta: www.jyu.fi/en/blog/inte...
Interdisciplinary ethnography event: thoughts and reflections
On the 10th of December 2024, approximately 25 researchers from the University of Jyväskylä gathered to discuss ethnography on the Seminaarinmäki Campus in an interdisciplinary event.
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February 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Venla Rantanen ja @mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social järjestivät joulukuussa mainion monitieteisen etnografiatyöpajan, jossa olin panelistina. Olipa mukava keskustella eri alojen tutkijoiden kanssa etnografiasta paneelissa ja työpajapisteillä! Tässä blogitekstimme aiheesta: www.jyu.fi/en/blog/inte...
Reposted by Maria Ruotsalainen
Interested in gaming, perceptions of internalised misogyny, and women gamers' views? Maybe check out this open access article by Maria Ruotsalainen and myself.
And while you're at it, check out the whole journal issue, brilliant stuff in there! #gamestudies
And while you're at it, check out the whole journal issue, brilliant stuff in there! #gamestudies
“I bet she’s ‘not like other girls’”: Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers | Article | Media and Communication
Maria Ruotsalainen, Mikko Meriläinen
www.cogitatiopress.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Interested in gaming, perceptions of internalised misogyny, and women gamers' views? Maybe check out this open access article by Maria Ruotsalainen and myself.
And while you're at it, check out the whole journal issue, brilliant stuff in there! #gamestudies
And while you're at it, check out the whole journal issue, brilliant stuff in there! #gamestudies